ฤทธิ
rít-tíMeanings
1NounB1
effect; efficacy
effect or efficacy, especially of medicine, drugs, or alcohol
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillนอนหลับnɔɔn-làpนอนหลับnɔɔn-làp[to] sleep; be asleepไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingฤทธิ์rítฤทธิ์rít1supernatural power; might2effect (of a drug/chemical/poison/alcohol)3potency; efficacy4tantrum; acting upยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealแก้gɛ̂ɛแก้gɛ̂ɛ1[to] fix; solve; correct2[to] undo; unfasten; untie3[to] take off (clothes)4[to] edit; revise; amend5[to] remedy; treat; counteractหวัดwàtหวัดwàt1common cold2scrawled; hastily written
He fell asleep because of the effect of the cold medicine.
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คนขับรถkon-kàp-rótไม่ควรmâi-kuuanขับขี่kàp-kìiขณะที่kà-nà-tîiยังyangมีmiiฤทธิ์แอลกอฮอล์rít-ɛn-gɔɔ-hɔɔอยู่ในyùu-naiร่างกายrâang-gaai
Drivers should not drive while the effects of alcohol are still in their bodies.
ยาแก้ปวดyaa-gɛ̂ɛ-bpùuatเม็ดmétนี้níiจะjàออกฤทธิ์ɔ̀ɔk-rítภายในpaai-naiสิบห้าsìp-hâaนาทีnaa-tiiหลังจากlǎng-jàakกินgin
This painkiller pill will take effect within fifteen minutes after taking it.
ผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiจิตเวชjìt-dtà-wêetบางรายbaang-raaiอาจàatมีmiiอาการaa-gaanง่วงซึมngûuang-sʉmตลอดทั้งวันdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-táng-wanซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นผลมาจากbpen-pǒn-maa-jàakฤทธิ์rítของkɔ̌ɔngยาyaaที่tîiแพทย์pɛ̂ɛtสั่งsàng
Some psychiatric patients may experience drowsiness throughout the day, which is a result of the effect of the medication prescribed by the doctor.
2NounB2
power; might; supernatural power
power, might, force, or supernatural power
Examples
หนุมานhà-nù-maanหนุมานhà-nù-maanHanuman (mythic monkey hero)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ลิงlingลิงling1monkey2playful/mischievous person (figurative)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฤทธิ์rítฤทธิ์rít1supernatural power; might2effect (of a drug/chemical/poison/alcohol)3potency; efficacy4tantrum; acting upมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)สามารถsǎa-mâatสามารถsǎa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentเหาะเหินเดินอากาศhɔ̀-hə̌ən-dəən-aa-gàatเหาะเหินเดินอากาศhɔ̀-hə̌ən-dəən-aa-gàat[to] fly; soar through the air (often supernatural/fanciful)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Hanuman is a monkey with great power and can fly through the air.
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The wizard used his power to turn the prince into a frog.
เทพเจ้าtêp jâoในnaiตำนานdtam naanกรีกgrèekต่างdtàangก็gâwมีmeeฤทธิ์เดชrít dètและláeอำนาจam-nâatเหนือnĕuuaมนุษย์má-nútธรรมดาtam-má-daaทั้งสิ้นtáng sîn
The gods in Greek mythology all have might and power beyond ordinary humans.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaปีศาจbpii-sàatตนdtonนี้níiจะมีjà-miiฤทธิ์rítร้ายกาจráai-gàatเพียงใดpiiang-daiก็gɔ̂ไม่อาจmâi-àatเอาชนะao-chá-náความดีงามkwaam-dii-ngaamได้dâai
No matter how wicked and powerful this demon is, it cannot overcome goodness.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ฤทธิ said ริด-ทิ?
rít-tí
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ท, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rít
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |